At long last I have started work on my Reverisco DH 9 which I got for Christmas.
Rob.
At long last I have started work on my Reverisco DH 9 which I got for Christmas.
Rob.
I look forward to seeing that one Rob. After a productive week I'm back on my Pfalz d.XIIs. I'm going for three from Jasta 23b and three from Jasta 35.
Decal templates made today.
All going well so far.
Ian
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Still waiting patiently for my last order from Shapeways, two Handley-Page 0/400's and a gunbus. Did I mention that I was PATIENTLY waiting. Oh well, I have a Skytrex Felix Stowe F2a somewhere in my basement. May have to dig it out and start on that.
Taken a break from aircraft and instead I am painting my SAGA (Dark Ages skirmish) Scotts army in 28mm. At least at this scale I can see what I am doing
Lookin' kinda 1/144 zeppeliny on my March bench . . .
All being well some Cod War models for the game at Salute and I think the local club is concentrating on AK-47 (version 1) for the next few weeks so I will be sprucing up my old models and doing some rebasing.
Oh, and the Valom Pups that arrived yesterday
Well my February to do list rolls over and now becomes my March to do list.
Same here Mark, except I have more aircraft than last month.
WGF
1 x RAF Be2c
1 x Nieuport N.11
1 x Albatros D.II
2 x Airco DH.5
WGS
3 x Douglas Dauntles SBD
4 x Bristol Blenheim IV
2 x Tupolev SB2
2 x Glenn Martin 167F
2 x Messerschmitt Bf 109F
2 x Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-3
2 x Focke-Wulf Fw 190A
1 x Boeing P-26
2 x Consolidated B-24D Liberators
Plus I just picked up two Belgian Hurricanes for desert repaints including Vokes filter construction and two Kawasaki Ki-61s coming this week for Ki-100 modification.
If I get even a fraction of these jobs done this month it will be a minor miracle!
Well I've decided to get my brushes out tonight and finish off Kurt Monnington then start an unknown pilot for Jasta 18 , then next week try and get Wulfram von Richthofen's Dr.I painted, then after that it's two D.VII's to be built ready for painting, then I've got plans for two or three repaints for Jasta 6 to go with Kirchestein'd Dr.I oh god I'm doomed better keep doing my to do list which my swmbo has given me, she might not see the ever increasing plane collection
I just use some offcuts of white decal paper to make the templates. The top of the top wing is the easiest, just draw around the wing with a mechanical pencil and add a few mm to cover the wing edges. Same again for the underside but trim this as close to the actual size as possible, then mark out lines for struts by holding the template against the wing at both the front and back. For the bottom wing start with the underside, cut a hole so the paper fits around the undercarriage then mark out as above. This bottom wing template can be drawn around, cut out and cut in half, trim to the correct length, mark strut lines and you should then have a top of the bottom wing template.Ian, what do you make your decal templates from?
Above shows the templates against the decals. The actual decals have 2mm ish holes for the struts. The only thing I did wrong was on the underside of the top wing (top right in photo) where there's hardly any room. I cut it so the little flaps that fill the gap between the struts were on the centre piece, this made it really tricky to apply, the next one will be cut to make the flaps on the outside where access is much easier.
I usually decal the bottom of the bottom wing first and work my way up. This means that the top side of the wing decal always covers any overlap. Also the most visible decal goes on last reducing the chance of damage. On the top side decals I cut slits around the wing edges to help them wrap around the wings.
Don't try and put all the decals on at once, just one in place, sol it, leave it to dry, then onto the next. It takes a while but this seems the best way. When I did my AEGs I varnished as I went and this also avoids damage.
I hope this helps anyone wanting to try their own decals. You can get some great results. I'd recommend using laser printers if possible as the ink is waterproof. I also use and recommend Crafty computer paper.
Ian
Thanks for this very useful tutorial. I might just give it a go and see how things work out.
The Graf is nearing completion!
Finishing coats of silver, then all the bits get added
Decals and windows . . .
And right behind the Graf are the really ginormous zepps!
Ready for final primer, fins and nacelles ready to install, looking real big! Elves cower!
Going to be a fun weekend here!
Coming along well there old chap. I love your method of doing decals for the windows.
It really saves all the tedium of painting all those glazing bars.
Rob.
I have an Infinity commision to finish, then I want to get my 2 Dvii's painted, and my Bristol Fighter finished with some details. If I get to my WW2 Afrika Korp themed Orks, I will be surprised...
Dave
I've still got the same stuff on teh workbench as was there in February, except I've added some more stuff to leave unfinished for another month.
I have some of the same stuff on this month's work bench, that never got worked on in February. I think I might have to start using my "work" mantra...
"All I want is less to do, more time to do it, and more money for not getting it done!!"
Except I get "paid" in planes, not money.
Mike
Well that's one more repaint down as I've just finished an unknown pilot for Jasta 18, next on my painting to do list is Wulfram Von Richthofen's Dr.I, and it's onto Jasta 37 as I've pre ordered a few of Udet's Albatroses which will be a nice easy set of repaints to do.
More like what is floating above your bench this March : )
The 1/144 scale Type P is done!
A DH4 slips by the nose rather nervously! Suddenly and sadly, my bench is rather empty . . .
Waiting for decals for a wsf-p Alb CII,priming continues on wsf Fok DVII,1/24 rubber powered S.e 5a and last but not least expecting plans for a 1/4 scale S.e 5a although that will take a lot longer.(need elves)
Wow ... another monster of the air. Looking good.
This March I have turned to my 1939 project. 2 PZL P 11c and I 16 Rata from Shapeways are on my desk
This is really old school, my CAD program would not boot on my new laptop without admin approval, so I was doomed to do it the fun way!
The FF60 has been haunting me too long, and with an empty workbench its this or painting my Shapeways backlog . . .
Ah the good old days . . . lets see, 1/4" = 1 meter looks close, whoops! Need to enlarge my drawing 108% Rats!
Yea! Now how many . . .
Having received my Spanish Civil War books on armoured cars and tanks, my life will be filled with T26s, BT5s & Panzer Is, and if time allows I will do a 'Clipper' and scatch-build some armoured cars.
...or I might get on with re-painting the half-dozen Albatros and Camels I picked up at WMMS.
The Blohm & Voss bv222. The largest operational airplane in WWII. More intel can be found here...
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sho...Stats-Card-etc
Thank you, however I don't completely understand that last (dutch) part...
Since the snow in Belgium forced me to stay home today I finished my giant mini.
More pictures are here...
Maybe I will have time to continue on more projects on my workbench today...
If it's any consolation, "The Dog's B*****ks" doesn't translate very well either
Yes indeed Chris.
My uncle spent some time trying to explain some simple one worder that he shouted at a guy who cut him up in a car, and the best that he could come up with was, "Your old man is no good for procreating" which did not seem half as good as what he had just said!
Rob.
Well finished building my Reviresco Breguet 14B2 - 96th Aero Squadron, 1st (Day) Bombardment Group and next is re-painting a Wings of War De Havilland DH-4 into the 20th Aero Squadron, 1st (Day) Bombardment Group
The Graf has arisen! Now the bench is very, very, very empty . . .
The silk, the dope, the history, such a memory starter.
Interesting the details from the WWI Zeppelins to the Graf, so many changes.
The Graf paved the way for our WWII Airships, the main reason I may someday move up to the new game . . .
Someday . . .
Beautiful model!
Late shift of elves were caught making tanks!
"Treads of Glory" I can see it now!
I got home from work and what do you know, the AIM delivery boy had dropped off a package. I opened the box to see two much anticipated B-24D Liberators!
Just to give you a perspective on the span of these babies, you could fit three side by side P-40's from wingtip to wingtip.
Now my work bench has been 'Liberated' I just have to push aside the WGF Be2c and Albatros D.II and get to work making these beauties battleworthy!
Both will be 21 Squadron RAAF aircraft - E MJ and D MJ.
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